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Tuesday November 12, 2024

Performances In Minnesota Orchestra’s Online Digital Concert Hall Now Available For Free

Previously recorded concerts, artist interviews, behind-the-scenes content will be shared for free in Digital Concert Hall and on YouTube to increase accessibility

A new season of This Is Minnesota Orchestra broadcasts on Twin Cities PBS’ TPT 2 will begin on Friday, November 22 

The Minnesota Orchestra announced today that its digital concert offerings—a large and growing online collection of full-length concerts, artist interviews and behind-the-scenes content—are now available for free on its Digital Concert Hall and on YouTube to increase the availability of the material for all music lovers. Additionally, a new season of This Is Minnesota Orchestra will debut on Twin Cities PBS’ TPT 2 beginning Friday, November 22, with a program spotlighting Music Director Thomas Søndergård conducting Mozart’s Requiem. The latest season of the Upper Midwest Emmy Award-winning series will feature four live concert broadcasts.

“As we enter Thomas Søndergård’s second season, we want to make it easy for as many people as possible to access Minnesota Orchestra digital concerts online and on YouTube,” said Interim President and CEO Brent Assink. “Our message is straightforward: no matter where or when you are watching, Minnesota Orchestra digital concerts and offerings are now free.”

Without contending with paywalls or passwords, audiences can watch the Orchestra’s collection of full-length live and archived concerts, performance and interview excerpts, and narrative content in its Digital Concert Hall or on the Minnesota Orchestra YouTube channel, where concerts will be added regularly. The expanded accessibility is made possible through the generosity of Minnesota Orchestra Guaranty Fund donors.

This Is Minnesota Orchestra returns to Twin Cities PBS

This Is Minnesota Orchestra will launch an all-new season in November featuring four full-length Minnesota Orchestra concerts broadcast live on Twin Cities PBS’ main service, TPT 2. The first concert on Friday, November 22, at 8 p.m. spotlights Music Director Thomas Søndergård leading the Orchestra, Minnesota Chorale and four vocal soloists in Mozart’s Requiem. The other programs in the new season are “Nordic Tales and Folklore” (Jan 17), “Susie Park Plays Ortiz” (Feb 14) and “Fei Xie Plays Jolivet” (June 6). Each broadcast includes a high-quality audio mix from YourClassical MPR.  

Featuring concert performances, artist interviews and segments that bring audiences behind the scenes, each This Is Minnesota Orchestra program will also be livestreamed at minnesotaorchestra.org and TPT.org, and available on Facebook and YouTube. Concerts will be accessible in the Orchestra’s online Digital Concert Hall, on its YouTube channel and on TPT.org following each broadcast, free of charge.

This Is Minnesota Orchestra debuted on Twin Cities PBS in 2020 as a way for the Orchestra to offer performances during the pandemic. In the years since, the series has become a staple of the organization’s offerings, bringing the Orchestra to audiences in every corner of the state—and beyond.

“We regularly hear from people who can’t get to Orchestra Hall and appreciate being able to see Minnesota Orchestra concerts on TPT or online,” said Assink. “Digital concerts offer us an important pathway to move beyond geographic barriers in connecting with audiences, and that is an initiative we’re pleased to expand this season by removing financial barriers too.”

How To Watch

2024-25 This Is Minnesota Orchestra Broadcasts/ Livestreams

SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS MOZART’S REQUIEM
Friday, November 22, 2024, 8 p.m. / Orchestra Hall 

Minnesota Orchestra        Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Andrea Carroll, soprano    Taylor Raven, mezzo
Jack Swanson, tenor          Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Minnesota Chorale           William Eddins, broadcast host 

MESSIAEN                          Les Offrandes oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings)
ORTIZ                                 Tzam
MOZART                             Requiem

NORDIC TALES AND FOLKLORE
Friday, January 17, 2025, 8 p.m. / Orchestra Hall 

Minnesota Orchestra        Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Johan Dalene, violin          Ariana Kim, broadcast host

MATRE                               Lyric Pieces
NIELSEN                             Violin Concerto
ALFVÉN                              The Mountain King Suite
GRIEG                                Selections from Peer Gynt

SUSIE PARK PLAYS ORTIZ
Friday, February 14, 2025, 8 p.m. / Orchestra Hall 

Minnesota Orchestra        Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor
Susie Park, violin               William Eddins, broadcast host

FARÍASA                             Retratos Australes
ORTIZ                                 Altar de Cuerda for Violin and Orchestra
REVUELTAS                         La noche de los mayas

FEI XIE PLAYS JOLIVET
Friday, June 6, 2025, 8 p.m. / Orchestra Hall 

Minnesota Orchestra        Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Fei Xie, bassoon                Ariana Kim, broadcast host 

MARSALIS                          Selections from Blues Symphony
JOLIVET                              Bassoon Concerto
ENESCU                             Symphony No. 1

Free access to the Minnesota Orchestra Digital Concert Hall is made possible through the generosity of Minnesota Orchestra Guaranty Fund donors.

PRESS CONTACTS

Gwen Pappas, Vice President of Communications and Public Relations
gpappas@mnorch.org 

Alexandra Robinson, Content and Communications Manager
arobinson@mnorch.org